Many visitors to Jordan only ever see the Dead Sea shore or the hectic capital of Amman. However, the desert landscape known as the Badia, which comprises about 80% of the country, has diverse, fragil...

When nature is well managed, many sectors of the economy thrive – agriculture benefits from good soil and plentiful water; fisheries are rewarded with valuable catches; coastal cities are better prote...

They emerge abruptly from the harshly golden Sahara, symbols of ancient culture and protectors of diverse ecosystems. Tunisia’s traditional oases, longtime centers of agricultural production and trade...

In the Andes of South America and across the mountains of Central Asia, the glaciers are receding. As temperatures continue to warm, their melting will bring more water to farms and cities earlier in ...

Consider this: Although most countries are on a sustainable path, nearly 45 percent of the 136 countries analyzed by the World Bank Group in its annual Little Green Data Book are depleting their "weal...

The World Bank Group-Global Environment Facility (GEF) Program is one of the institution’s largest and longest standing trust-funded programs. Since 1991, when the World Bank helped to establish the G...

Challenge The world is experiencing a dramatic loss of biodiversity that may undermine development opportunities and exacerbate risks, particularly for the poor. The loss of biodiversity is manifested...

Challenge Despite the progress in reducing global poverty in the past 15 years, there has been less progress in managing the environment sustainably. Pollution, overexploitation of fish stocks, biodiv...

Challenge For the 54 lower- and lower-middle-income coastal and island client countries of the World Bank, almost two-thirds of their total territory is ocean (as defined by offshore exclusive economi...

Morocco - Social & Integrated Agriculture Project GEF Grant: US$6.4 million Project ID: P129774 Project Description: The objective of project is to increase the implementation of land and biodiversity...

In late 2009, the World Bank Group started the process of renewing its environment strategy. Key among the set of questions posed to countries, civil society groups, private companies and others was: ...

Botswana’s diamonds have sustained its economic growth for decades. Now, the country in southern Africa is looking to diversify its economy. Can its unique natural ecosystems provide a new stream of r...

Twenty years ago, the Rio Earth Summit provided the staging ground for a global conversation that continues to this day – a conversation about the long-term survival of the planet and the quality of l...